"As you can see, I am not Jimmy Lai. Instead of being here with you wonderful people, accepting this prestigious award, my father sits in a maximum security jail in Hong Kong as a high-risk category a prisoner. He’s in jail in Hong Kong for the same reason he is being celebrated

Although Germany..has a noisy postcolonial Left that vilifies Israel, the café & its attendees r evidence of a liberal intellectual & political current still dedicated 2 defending the state of Israel, even when taking that position incurs a personal risk. quillette.com/2025/05/30/an-…

#obviously

Want economic growth? Cut the red tape.

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A unified theory? Good grief.

The 13th Century CE, Indian poet and saint Gyandev created a children's game called Moksha Patam. The British later named it as Snakes and Ladders instead of retaining the original Moksha Patam. Originally, the game was used as a part of moral instruction to children. The

What the Ukrainians did to Russia today=>

This is silly. They wouldn’t tell anyone.

Quite a day of coordinated attacks by Ukraine in Russia

Only most experts in Ukriane disagree with splashing on long range drones. Remember: the Spiderweb attack was done with tiny little drones. Such drones have stabilised the frontline and halted the Russian advance. Not the big birds

No doubt remains that Ukrainian intelligence now ranks among the most effective active intelligence services in the world. This operation — meticulously planned, relying on deception, infiltration, and technological precision was superbly executed. One might even say: they did it

Ukraine’s clandestine drone attack deals the biggest blow of the war against Moscow’s long-range bomber fleet. Source: WSJ share.google/mHMBK6VbQfyPbM…

From software to AI, Europe has fallen behind in creating global technology companies, hurting the economy. Source: WSJ share.google/wLJoIPgy86mCSf…

“Europe is also falling behind in spending on research and development that drives innovation. Its governments spend a similar amount per person to the U.S., but there is far less private capital flowing in, partly due to the lack of economic growth and obstacles to business such

This is an important and reasonable read of the US economy in the ⁦The Wall Street Journal⁩ => Why the U.S. Economy Will Muddle Through Trump’s Tariffs. Probably. share.google/VpYCsIsSKQs5Qv…

“Meager” => Europe needs audacity to create real growth by cutting red tape something Brussels will struggle to accomplish.

And they aren’t done

A lot to learn from Israel 🇮🇱 & Ukraine 🇺🇦.

She did. So what’s the point?